Faith Community Church (El Dorado, Arkansas, USA)
First Mennonite Church, El Dorado, Arkansas, USA, roots emerged from the Hudson Memorial Nursing Home established by Rosedale Mennonite Missions in 1959. Rosedale also established a Voluntary Service unit in El Dorado. Local Mennonites organized as a congregation of the Conservative Mennonite Conference in 1968. Owen Guengerich served as the first congregation's first pastor.
When the Gulf States Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) formed in 1979, First Mennonite also joined this body.
The congregation changed its name to Faith Community Church between 2005 and 2007.
In 2023 Faith Community Church remained part of the Rosedale Network of Churches and Mennonite Church USA.
Bibliography
Anabaptist (Mennonite) Directory 2011. Harrisonburg, VA: The Sword and Trumpet, 2011: 48.
"Hudson Memorial Nursing Home...." Gospel Herald 72, no. 48 (27 November 1979): 933.
Additional Information
Address: 810 Camp St, El Dorado AR 71730-4316
Phone: 870-863-7393
Denominational Affiliation: Gulf States Mennonite Conference
Pastoral Leaders at Faith Community Church
| Name | Years of Service |
|---|---|
| Owen Guengerich | 1968-1989? |
| Tim Fetterly (Assistant) | 1987-? |
| Mervin L. Mast | 1989?-2006? |
| Bill Odom | 2007?- |
Membership at Faith Community Church
| Year | Membership |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 12 |
| 1980 | 25 |
| 1990 | 33 |
| 2000 | 31 |
| 2009 | 20 |
| 2020 | 18 |
| Author(s) | Richard D. Thiessen |
|---|---|
| Samuel J. Steiner | |
| Date Published | July 2023 |
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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. "Faith Community Church (El Dorado, Arkansas, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. July 2023. Web. 27 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Community_Church_(El_Dorado,_Arkansas,_USA)&oldid=176530.
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Thiessen, Richard D. and Samuel J. Steiner. (July 2023). Faith Community Church (El Dorado, Arkansas, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Faith_Community_Church_(El_Dorado,_Arkansas,_USA)&oldid=176530.
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